After Meeting Is Separation; After Birth Is Death
Rinpoche discusses the shortcomings of samara in this excerpt from Kopan Course No. 40, 2007.
Topics:
Death and Transitions > Impermanence and Death
Teachings
This Life Can Stop at Any Time
A teaching by Lama Zopa Rinpoche on impermanence and death, excerpted from the 26th Kopan Course.
Topics:
Death and Transitions > Impermanence and Death
We Need Mindfulness to Ascertain Impermanence
In this excerpt from the 30th Kopan Course, Lama Zopa Rinpoche teaches that we need to practice mindfulness, seeing that all causative phenomena are in the nature of impermanence.
Topics:
Death and Transitions > Impermanence and Death
Full Ordination for Nuns
Advice about bhikshuni ordination, excerpted from a teaching given by Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Bendigo, Australia, on May 7, 2018.
The Cycle of Death and Rebirth
In this teaching excerpt Lama Yeshe discusses death and rebirth in various realms of cyclic existence.
Topics:
Death and Transitions > Impermanence and Death
Impermanence and Death
Advice on how to make the best use of our life, which is very short.
Topics:
Death and Transitions > Impermanence and Death
Death Can Come at Any Time
Death Can Happen Suddenly
Death Comes Suddenly
Death Comes at Any Time
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Bhikshuni Ordination
Full Ordination for Nun
Keeping Bhikshuni Vows Purely
Support for Research on Bhikshuni Vows
Whether to Take Gelongma Vows
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Giving up Vows
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Sangha (Monks and Nuns) > Ordination Advice > Giving up Vows
Considering Giving Up Vows
Decision to Disrobe
Difficulties With Vows
Don't Give the Victory to Delusion
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Ordination Advice
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Sangha (Monks and Nuns) > Ordination Advice
A Big Decision
A Monk Changes Traditions
Becoming Ordained for all Living Beings
Carrying Suitcases
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Requesting Ordination
Animal Liberation and Long-life Practices Before Ordination
Asking to Be a Nun
Becoming a Nun in the Future
It’s Best If You Become a Monk
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Illness and Death Are Natural
A teaching on impermanence at the Seventh Kopan Meditation Course, November, 1974.
Topics:
Death and Transitions > Impermanence and Death
Dissolution
Teachings by Lama Yeshe on impermance and death, adapted by T. Y. Alexander
Topics:
Death and Transitions > Impermanence and Death
Lama Zopa Rinpoche at LYWA October 2012 (Audio, Video and Transcript)
Lama Zopa Rinpoche teaches via live stream to students in Singapore and around the world.
Topics:
Death and Transitions > Impermanence and Death
Impermanence
Life finishes quickly, like autumn clouds or lightning in the sky
Topics:
Death and Transitions > Impermanence and Death
The Certainty of Death
Death is definite and this precious human body is more valuable than a mountain of diamonds.
Topics:
Death and Transitions > Impermanence and Death